Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $78.10 to $412.32, with a median of $176.08. The lowest price is at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 5.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $176.08, is 43% below the US median of $310.95.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Minnesota ranks 6th of 29 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 96130. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$78.10Abbott Northwestern Hospital + 2 more
Median$176.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$412.32in Minnesota
Lowest saves$97.98vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital lowest Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC FIRST HOUR CK/HBC | $78.10 | $162.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC FIRST HOUR CK/HBC | $78.10 | $162.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC FIRST HOUR CK/HBC | $78.10 | $162.70 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Psycl Test Eval phys/qhp 1st hr | $97.00 | $97.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC FIRST HOUR CK/HBC | $99.85 | $178.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC FIRST HOUR CK/HBC | $99.85 | $178.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC FIRST HOUR CK/HBC | $99.85 | $178.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC FIRST HOUR CK/HBC | $99.85 | $178.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $151.50 | $202.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PSYCL TST EVL 1ST HR | $155.40 | $222.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $176.08 | $284.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $177.45 | $273.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN PSYCH TEST EVAL 1ST HR 96130 | $249.00 | $249.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour | $272.54 | $501.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $273.70 | $322.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI PSYCH TESTING EVALUATION SERVICES; PHYSICIAN/QHP, FIRST HOUR | $274.44 | $437.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $282.48 | $321.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI PSYCH TESTING EVALUATION SERVICES; PHYSICIAN/QHP, FIRST HOUR | $288.42 | $437.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI PSYCH TESTING EVALUATION SERVICES; PHYSICIAN/QHP, FIRST HOUR | $288.42 | $437.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI PSYCH TESTING EVALUATION SERVICES; PHYSICIAN/QHP, FIRST HOUR | $288.42 | $437.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour | $412.32 | $501.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 7 | $78.10 | $97.00 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $272.54 | $288.42 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $273.70 | $273.70 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $99.85 | $99.85 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $177.45 | $177.45 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $249.00 | $249.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $151.50 | $151.50 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $99.85 | $99.85 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $282.48 | $282.48 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $176.08 | $176.08 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $412.32 | $412.32 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What psychological testing, 1st hour is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Psychological testing, 1st hour explained.
Psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour in other states
- Alabama$135.88, 2 hospitals
- Alaska$376.59, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$294.58
- Arkansas$295.58, 2 hospitals
- California$673.40
- Colorado$434.92, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$501.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$389.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$411.55
- Georgia$228.93
- Idaho$894.00
- Illinois$314.00
- Indiana$138.14
- Iowa$350.00
- Kansas$131.75
- Kentucky$221.05
- Louisiana$180.80, 4 hospitals
- Maine$147.68
- Maryland$438.23, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$455.00
- Michigan$432.35
- Mississippi$135.88
- Missouri$229.85
- Montana$266.40
- Nebraska$243.75, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$497.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$344.68
- New Mexico$203.40, 1 hospital
- New York$347.38
- North Carolina$188.35
- North Dakota$306.00, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$423.75
- Oklahoma$634.88, 1 hospital
- Oregon$267.65
- Pennsylvania$577.04
- Rhode Island$340.38, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.26
- Tennessee$150.71
- Texas$306.83
- Utah$310.17, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$305.50
- Washington$242.38
- West Virginia$243.14, 3 hospitals
- Wisconsin$250.49
- Wyoming$246.95, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.